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Mnemosyne Atlas | Digital Warburg

Anders Laustsen

The aim of this public library proposal is to involve its users in exploration and sharing of digital media. Inspired by the “Mnemosyne Atlas” developed by the art historian Aby Warburg (1866-1929), the “Digital Warburg”-library replaces books and shelves with interactive digital screens for collaborative exploration of images and sound. The interior of the library is hence designed as a flexible individual or group based digital workshop. The main facades of the library are furthermore designed as huge LED-screens, turning the building into an ever changing tool for visual experiments, in accordance with its users’ explorations. Situated between the residential area “Donau City Wohnpark” and the A22 highway access, the facade screens of the library hold many different potentials of visual communication, their perception being dependent on different speeds, lights and scale. The mediated world can appear ephemeral. Along with its experimental and educational character, the library should host the potential of Aby Warburg's „Mnemosyne Atlas“ (memory atlas) - the awareness of continuity in our cultural communication.